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2009 THE PLAYERS Championship (The 20th of 37 events in the PGA TOUR Regular Season) Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. May 4-10, 2009 First-place FedExCup Points: 600 THE PLAYERS Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass Purse: $9,500,000 Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,215 Third-Round Notes – Saturday, May 9, 2009 Weather Partly cloudy skies with temperatures an official high of 92, which ties the record high temperature in tournament history, set during the third round in 2008 and equaled during yesterday’s second round. Light winds out of the SSE 10-15 mph. Alex Cejka, 66-67-72=205 (-11) Alex Cejka enters the final round of THE PLAYERS with a 5-shot lead, the first time in his career he holds a 54- hole outright lead. Prior to this week, Cejka’s best position entering a final round on the PGA TOUR was a share of the lead at the 2001 British Open Championship. His 5-stroke lead entering the final round is the largest 54-hole lead in tournament history, bettering a 4-stroke advantage by Greg Norman in 1994 and Larry Mize in 1986. Here is a look at Cejka’s top-four standings entering the final round in his PGA TOUR career: Year Event Position Eventual finish 2001 British Open T1 T13 2003 B.C. Open T2 T2 2008 Stanford St. Jude Championship T2 T4 2006 John Deere Classic T4 T3 The third-round leader/co-leader has won 14 of 18 events (78 percent) on the PGA TOUR this season. Last year, the third-round leader/co-leader only won 22 of 46 events (48 percent). In the last 10 PLAYERS Championships, only Stephen Ames (2006), Adam Scott (2004), Hal Sutton (2000) and David Duval (1999) have managed to turn a 54-hole lead into victory. Since THE PLAYERS moved to TPC Sawgrass in 1982, the third-round leader/co-leader has gone on to win 11 of 27 times (41 percent). Should Cejka go on to victory, he would be the fifth international player in the last eight years to win THE PLAYERS and only the second player in tournament history to make THE PLAYERS his first PGA TOUR win (joining Craig Perks, 2002). Henrik Stenson, 68-69-73=210 (-6) Henrik Stenson is 5 shots off the lead following a third-round 1-over-par 73. Like Cejka, Stenson is vying to become the fifth international champion at THE PLAYERS in the last eight years and the 10 th in tournament history. Stenson is also looking for his first PGA TOUR victory in a stroke-play event. His only PGA TOUR victory to date came at the 2007 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Stenson’s best PGA TOUR finish in a stroke-play event is T3, accomplished four previous times, including the 2006 PLAYERS. Best PGA TOUR stroke-play finishes: Year Event Finish 2005 WGC-American Express Championship T3 2006 THE PLAYERS Championship T3 2008 British Open Championship T3 2009 Shell Houston Open T3 Stenson’s T2 position entering the final round matches his career-best 54-hole standing, previously accomplished at the 2008 PGA Championship. Here is how Stenson has fared when entering the final round in the top five: Year Tournament After 54 holes/shots back Finish/Score on Sunday 2008 PGA Championship T2/1 shot T4/ 72 (+2) 2006 THE PLAYERS T4/3 shots T3/ 73 (+1) 2005 WGC-American Express 5/3 shots T3/ 68 (-2) 2006 WGC-American Express T6/9 shots T13/ 73 (+2) 2008 British Open T9/6 shots T3/ 71 (+1) Tiger Woods, 71-69-70=210 (-6) After shooting a 2-under-par 70 in the third round, Tiger Woods enters the final round T2 at 6-under-par, five shots behind leader Alex Cejka. The 5-shot deficit equals the same margin he came back from to claim his only victory of 2009 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. This week marks the first time Woods has produced three-consecutive sub-par rounds at THE PLAYERS since the final three rounds in 2001 when he went on to win. His T2 position entering the final round is his best standing since 2001 when he was also T2. Year R3 pos Strokes Back Finish (R4 score) Strokes Back 2007 T64 14 T37 (67) 11 2006 T23 7 T22 (75) 15 2005 T71 14 T53 (75) 14 2004 T16 6 T16 (73) 9 2003 T12 5 T11 (72) 11 2002 T10 6 T14 (74) 7 2001 T2 2 1 (67) won by 1 2000 2 1 2 (71) 1 1999 T7 4 T10 (75) 6 1998 T49 12 T35 (72) 12 1997 T37 13 T31 (73) 17 He has posted 17 of 18 rounds at par or better in 2009. His lone over-par round was a third-round 71 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. In 63 career stroke-play wins, Woods has come from behind after 54 holes to win 19 times. Earlier this season, Woods was five strokes behind Sean O’Hair entering the final round before winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He also overcame a five-stroke at the 2000 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am (see attached chart). The biggest come-from-behind win in PLAYERS history was six shots by Raymond Floyd in 1981 (he was T12). Tiger Woods has played the 16 th hole in 39-under par for his career at THE PLAYERS, including a birdie in the third round and an eagle on Thursday. His next-best hole is the par 5 second, which he has played at 24-under in 47 rounds, including a birdie today. Below is a chart showing how Woods has played the different holes at TPC Sawgrass. Par 3s: +26 Par 4s: +36 Par 5s: -92 Front 9: -4 Back 9: -24 Retief Goosen, 67-72-71=210 (-6) Following a third-round 1-under-par 71, Retief Goosen enters the final round 5 shots behind leader Alex Cejka at 11-under-par. Goosen’s best finish in 10 previous appearances at THE PLAYERS is a solo 2 nd in 2006. Goosen notched his seventh PGA TOUR victory earlier this year with a one-shot victory at the Transitions Championship in Tampa, FL. He also produced a solo 3 rd at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and is currently 11 th in the FedExCup rankings with 852 points. Ian Poulter, 67-68-75=210 (-6) Poulter enters the final round of THE PLAYERS T2 at 6-under-par following a 3-over-par 75 in Saturday’s third round. Like Alex Cejka, with a victory Ian Poulter would become just the second player in tournament history to make THE PLAYERS his first PGA TOUR victory, joining Craig Perks in 2002. Also like Cejka, a victory would make Poulter the fifth international winner at THE PLAYERS since 2002. Poulter’s previous best standing through 54 holes was solo 4 th at the 2007 EDS Byron Nelson Championship where he finished T3. His best PGA TOUR finishes are solo 2 nd at the 2008 British Open Championship and a T2 at the 2006 WGC-American Express Championship. Other notes Three of the last four winners of THE PLAYERS, Sergio Garcia (2008), Stephen Ames (2006) and Fred Funk (2005), all ranked either first or T1 in both greens in regulation and driving accuracy. Should Cejka go on to win, he would be the fourth champion out of the last five as he is T1 in driving accuracy. He has hit 35/42 fairways through three rounds. Here is a look at where this year’s top five rank in both categories: GIR Driving Accuracy Alex Cejka T21 T1 Tiger Woods T31 T51 Retief Goosen T14 T51 Jonathan Byrd T3 T17 Ben Crane T31 T35 Henrik Stenson T23 T26 Ian Poulter T48 T22 Defending champion Sergio Garcia posted a third-round 1-over-par 73 and is T55 entering the final round after scores of 71-73-73 (+1). Garcia is one of six past champions who qualified for the weekend in 2009, led by 2001 PLAYERS champion Tiger Woods who is T2 at 6-under-par. Tiger Woods, (2001) 71-69-70 = (-6) T2 Justin Leonard (1998) 70-69-75 = (-2) T28 Phil Mickelson (2007) 73-71-71 = (-1) T41 Sergio Garcia (2008) 71-73-73 = (+1) T55 Stephen Ames (2006) 70-71-75 = (+3) T51 Fred Funk, (2005) 73-71-78 = (+6) MDF Woody Austin and Kenny Perry both made Friday’s cut on the number and then carded 4-under-par 68s this morning, the lowest scores of the day. Jason Bohn recorded an eagle on the 449-yard par-4 15 th , his first of the 2009 season, holing his second shot from 148 yards. The eagle was the second of the week on No. 15 after Scott Verplank holed his second shot from 141 yards in the first round and only the fourth on No. 15 since THE PLAYERS moved to TPC Sawgrass in 1982. Tiger Woods and Daniel Chopra played together on Saturday and both recorded birdies on the par-3 No. 17. They were one of five third-round pairings where both players recorded birdies on No. 17. The other pairings were Luke Donald/Billy Mayfair (7:55 a.m.), Phil Mickelson/Dustin Johnson (9:15 a.m.), Fredrik Jacobson/Ben Curtis (10:05 a.m) and Charley Hoffman/Kevin Sutherland (12:55 p.m.). Alex Cejka, Daniel Chopra and Brian Davis lead the field with 17 birdies through 54 holes. Nine first-time participants (and two rookies) made the 36-hole cut at this year’s PLAYERS Championship.
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    GEORGIAPGA.COM GOLFFOREGEORGIA.COM «« FEBRUARY 2009 Better ’09 for state’s PGA Tour pros? Love, Howell off to quick early starts By Mike Blum nament in ’08, as did former Georgia sixth in regular season points for the ’09 opener, placing him within range of or most of Georgia’s contingent Bulldog Ryuji Imada . FedEdCup and ninth on the final money the top 50 in the World Rankings and a on the PGA Tour, the 2008 The rest of Georgia’s PGA Tour mem - list with almost $4 million. Masters berth. season was not a particularly bers had to wait another week or two to Cink’s ‘08 season was divided into two Imada scored his first PGA Tour win in F memorable one, although there start their ’09 campaigns, with a common disparate halves; before and after his win in four seasons in Atlanta, but will not get the were some exceptions. theme the hope that this year will be a Hartford. Other than his participation on opportunity to defend his title in the Duluth’s Stewart Cink more successful one than 2008. the Ryder Cup team, Cink’s post-victory defunct AT&T Classic. Imada had a pair and Sea Island’s Davis On the surface, Cink’s ‘08 season was an highlights were non-existent. And as well of runner-up finishes among three top- Love opened the extremely successful one. He scored his as he played the first six months of the fives early in ’08 and a near win in the Fall 2009 season in the first win in five years in Hartford, the site season, he let a win get away in Tampa and Series, ending the season 13th in earnings Mercedes-Benz of his first PGA Tour victory as a rookie in did not put up much of a fight in the with over $3 million.